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UNITED STATES 1,456,201 PATENT OFFICE.

JESSE G; VINCENT, 0F DETROIT, MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOR, BY MESNE ASSIGNMENTS, TO

KELLOGG MANUFACTURING COMPANY,

" TION OF NEW YORK.

OF ROCHESTER, NEW YORK, A CORPORA- AUXILIARY PUMP FOE MOTOR VEHICLES.

Original application filed January 31, 1916, Serial No. 75,414. Divided and this application filed. November 27, 1918.

To all whom it may concern."

Be it known that I, Jnssn G. VINCENT, a citizen of the United States, and residing at Detroit, county of Wayne, and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Auxiliary Pumps for Motor Vehicles, of which the following is a specification.

The present application which is a division of my applicationSeria-l No. 75,414 filed January 31, 1916 patented March 18, 1 919 No. 1,297,755 relates to motorvehicles and more particularly to the construction, mounting, arrangement, and drive of an auxiliary pump for use on motor Vehicles. .Heretofore it has been the practice to equip some motor vehicles with air. pumps for inflating the tires. These pumps, however, have been mounted or driven in more or less of ,a. makeshift manner. Usually the pump has been mounted on the side of the motorand driven from the water pump or form of drive the gears were exposed and r the pump or generator shaft subjected to the additional strains due to driving the air pump. It is the ob]ect ofthe present invention to;overcome these defects. To this end the air pump isrigidly secured toa part of the motor vehicle and driven from a shaft amply strong to withstand the workof operating the pump. Furthermore, the gears fordriving the pump are enclosed and run in a lubricant. As shown, the pump is mounted on the side of the transmission casing and has a shiftable gear connection with the transmission.

The novel arrangement and preferred embodiment will be apparent'from the descrip tion taken in connection with the drawings in'which p v Fig. 1 is a transverse sectional elevation 1 through a transmiss on taken substantially on the line1-1 of Fig. 2 and illustrating an air pump secured to they transmission casing in accordance with the present invention vFig. 2 is a plan sectional view through the transmission casingillustrating the gear dr ve for operating the pump: and

Fir. 3 s a side elevation of a portion of the vehicle motor and transmission, the air 1 pump being shown in section.

Serial No. 264,435.

gearing within vided with gear teeth 41 on the exterior of the enlargement. The enlarged end is cupped out to receive a bearing 42 which supports the end 43 of the transmission drive shaft 44, the rearward end of this shaftfbeingsup ported in a bearing 45 in the rear wall15 ofthe transmission casing. On the exterior of the casing the shaft 44 is provided with a flange 46 to which a universal joint or other similar. form of connection may beattached'.

The shaft 44 is preferably provided with a plurality of keys 47 and has slidably arranged thereon gears 48 and 49.. The gear 48 has internal teeth. 50'adapted. to mesh with the teeth 41 to form a direct connection for the shafts 16 and 44. A countershaft 51, is mounted in. hearings in the casing and has keyed thereon the gear 54 which constantly meshes with the teeth 41. The shaft 51 also has keyed thereon other gears adapted to be engaged by the sliding gears48 and 49. A ear 57 is also secured to this counter'shaft for the purpose of driving the air pump.

According to the present invention the pump 61 is secured to the side of the casing, which is formed with. an aperture 60 through which the gear 58 slightly projects and meshes with a shiftablegearti?! arranged within a casing 6:2 attached to the pump and secured to the transmission casing as by means of bolts 62 The gear 58 is in mesh with the gear 57 on the transmission. counter shaft and consequently gear 62 is rotated) when the counter shaft revolves. This latter gear is splined on the pump crank shaft 62 so that it may be shifted into and out of mesh with the gear 58. As shown, the meclr with which I clearly shown in Fig. 2. The arrangement of the casing the shaft carries an arm 66 a spring 67 is connected as of the spring and the axis of shaft 64 is such that when the arm 66 is swung upward as viewed in said figure, the pull of the spring will automatically continue the shifting movement and hold the gear 62 outof'mesh from the gear 58. In a similar manner if thensrm 66 is swung downwardly, as the axis of the spring 67 passes below the axis of shaft 64.7 the tension of the springwill at M} to swing" the arm 66 thereby causing the engagement of gear 62 with gear 58 and holding said gears in mesh.

From the foregoing description it will be seen that the pump is secured to the motor vehicle in a very rigid manner and furthermore the gear drive is entirely enclosed and as the pump gear casing is in communication with the transmission casing, the pump driving gears will be thoroughlv lubricated thelubricant within the transmission casing.

It will also be seen that by mounting thepump on the side of the transmission casing ample space is available below the floor of the car for the mounting of the pump in substantially vertical position if desired and also to render the pump readily accessiblefor ins ection and repair and for the atthe pump is also suchihat it in n0 my the 40' desired cases and. also permits of tachnientof the air pi e. The mounting of sum The attachment ofthe flanged pump gear v lubricant.- v e Whenit is desired to operate the pump,

shaft 51 will be rotate meshing gears 41 and 54, and the rotation caseto the seat on the side of the transmission casing provides at the same time a firin and simple mounting for the entire pump and a tight closure for the opening in the transmission case thereby preventing loss of it is merely necessary to swing the lever 66 thereb causing engagement of gears 58 and 62. I. the motor of the vehicle is running and'the usual clutch is en aged, the counterby means of the of this shaft will be communicated to the pump through the gear train 57 58 and 62.

Although a specific form of transmission has been described, it is obvious that the invention is not limited-to the particular arrangement shown. Furthermore although a gear connection has been sho'wnbetween the transmission counter shaft and the air pump, it is to be understood that other types of disco-nnectible drives might be employed;

Having thus described my invention what is claimed as new and desiredto be secured by Letters Patent is:

1. In combination, a motor vehicle transmission casing formed with an opening in one side, a shaft in the transmission casing having a driven gear thereon mounted adjacent to said opening, a having a gear casing partitioned from the p mechanism and secured to the transmission casing over said opening, a shartmounted in the-pump gear" casing outside of the transmission casing and parallel with the shaft in the transmission casing, a gear slidingly mounted on said pump shaft and means for sliding said gear into and out of mesh with said gear in the transmission casin p v p 2. in combination, a motor vehicle transmission casing formed with an opening in one side thereof, a shaft in the transmission casing'having a driven gear thereon mounted adjacent saidopening, a pump secured to I the casing over said openin andenelosing the same, a gear on the pump shaft adapts to be driven by the gear in thetransinission casing, the opening in said casing being of greater horizontal Width than the sum of the widths of the faces of said transmission and pump gears, and means for sliding one of said gears on its shafti nto and out of mesh with the other gear.

J 3. In combination, a motor vehicle transmission casing formed with an opening" in one side, a pump secured to the casing over s'aic openin a coiintershaft in the casing;

a gear on the countershaft, a gear the pump shaft wholly outside the casing, a gear extending through said h ening and' connecting the other ears, one of said gears being slidable intoand out of driving position, and means to hold said slidable at either end of its movement, p

4. An automobile tire puifip comprising a crank case, a cylinder mounted thereon, a gear case attached thereto and separated therefrom 'by a transverse wall; a crank shaft, a piston'in the cylinder operatively connected with the crankshaft, saidpuni adapted to be secured to the side'of an auto nii'obil transmission. case and saidgear case having an open side adaptedto be placed in communication with and receive the lubrication from said transmission case,

case of an automobile and be driven from gear one of the gearsofthe transmission gear- "ing, comprising a pump gear-housing serving as the solesupportfor' the pump and adapted-to be secured-to the side of the transmission case and over an'opening therein, a pump crank-case partitioned'from but secured toand supported by said gearhousing, acrank-shaft extending into said gear housing and said crank-case, a gear on said shaft arranged tobe driven from one of the gears of the transmission gearing, a pump cylinder mounted on said crank-case and supported thereby, a piston-within said cylinder, and a driving connection between said piston and said crank-shaft.

6. An automobile tire pump, adapted to be secured to the side of the transmission case of an automobile and be driven from one of the gears of the transmission gearing, comprising a pump gear-housing serving as the sole support for the pump and having an opening and adapted to be secured to the side of the transmission case with the openings in the gear-housing and the transmission case in alignment, a pump crankcase partitioned from but integral with and supported by said gear-housing and extending laterally therefrom, a crank shaft journaled in the pump gear-housing and crankcase and extending from, said crank-case into said gear housing and located entirely without the transmission case, a gear on said shaft arranged to be driven from one of the gears of the transmission gearing, a pump cylinder mounted on said crank-case and supported thereby, a piston within said cylinder, and a driving connection between said piston and said crank-shaft.

7. In an automobile tire pump, adapted to be secured to the side of the transmission case of an automobile and be driven from one of the gears of the transmission gearing, a gear-housing and a crank case integral with one another and each having an opening, a partition between said gear-housing and said crank-case, a bearing in said partition, a crank-shaft journaled in said bearing and extending from said crank-case into said gear casing, a gear on said shaft and in said gear-housing arranged to be driven from one of the gears of the transmission gearing, a pump cylinder mounted-on said crank-case and supported thereby, a piston within said cylinder and a driving connection between said piston and said crankshaft.

8. In an automobile tire pump, adapted to be secured to the side of the transmission case of an automobile and be driven from one of the gears of the transmission gearing, comprising a pump gear-housing and a crank-case secured to one another but separated by a partition, a crank-shaft extending through said partition from said crankcase into said gear-housing, the gear-housing having a flanged opening in a plane parallel with said shaft, and said crank-case having an opening also parallel with said shaft but: at an angle to thep-lane'of the opening in said gear-housing, a gear 'onsaid shaft located in said gear-housing and arranged tosbedrive'n ifrom oneof the-gears of the transmission gearing; a pump cylinder mountedonsaidcrank case and in alignment with the. opening therein, apiston within'said cylinder, and a drivingconnection between said piston and said crankshaft.

9. In an automobile tire pump adapted to be secured to the side of the transmission case of an automobile and be driven from one of the gears of the transmission gearing, comprising a pump gear-housing and a crank-case secured to one another but separated by a partition, a crank-shaft extending from said crank-case through. said partition into said gear-housing, the gear-housing having a flanged opening in a substantially vertical plane parallel with said shaft,

and said crank-case having an opening in a substantially horizontal plane also parallel with said shaft, a gear on said shaft located in said gear-housing and arranged to be driven from one of the gears of the transmission gearing, a pump cylinder mounted on said crank-case and in alignment with the opening therein, the axis of the pump cylinder being substantially vertical, a piston within said cylinder, and a driving connection between said piston and said crankshaft.

10. In an automobile driven tire pump, a gear-housing and crank-case secured to but partitioned from one another, the gear-housing having an open side for attachment of an automobile gear case and communication with an opening in the side thereof and the crank-case having an open top for the reception of a pump cylinder.

11. In an automobile driven tire pump, a gear-housing and a crank-case secured to one another but separated by a partition, a pump shaft bearing in said partition, the gear-housing having a flanged opening in a plane parallel with the axis of said bearing, and said crank-case having anopening also parallel with the axis of said bearing but at an angle to the plane of the opening in said gear-housing.

12. In an automobile driven tire pump, a gear-housing and a crank-case secured to one another but separated by a partition, a pump shaft bearing in said partition, the gear-housing having a flanged opening in a plane parallel with the axis of said bearing, but at substantially right angles to the plane of the opening in said gear-housing.

13. In combination,a motor vehicle transmission casing, formed with an opening therein, a driven gear mounted in said casin; aidjaomtpsainn' openigg, a pum having a gem posing partition from pump mechanism and secured to the transmission casing over said opening, a pump shaft mounted in the: pump causing, a driving connection between saig aft and. said gear, and means fowl rendering said driving connoction opfei-ative and inoperative;

14. In combination, a motor: vehicle trams It) mission casing formed with an opening therein, adriven gear mounted in said c1smmm 

